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I am deeply involved in general aviation and these two do not fit the typical mold of responsible aircraft owners. Therefore, 360's attempt at painting these two as "wealthy right wingers" is obviously way off base.
There were just too many flawed decisions made during this ordeal for 360's statement to hold up (besides not too many WEALTHY right wingers would be out on a cross country in a C-150. HaHa).
Local flights are often made w/out getting a briefing from flight service (although that is kind of risky these days), but a cross country anywhere near the capitol without a current briefing is just assinine.
The federal regulations state that a current sectional map for the area you are flying in must be with you in the plane. This will show a pilot the boundaries of controlled airspace. Nowadays, temporary flight restricted areas can be established whenever the feds see fit. These areas obviously are not going to be on a map. The only way to know about them is to call before a flight and ask the briefers if any of these exist anywhere along your flight path. It gets crazy the month before an election.
Any general aviation pilot that has received a briefing since 9/11 has heard that they are to monitor 121.5 in the event of an intercept.
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